3 June 2014

Chamber, minister aiming to revitalise industrial sector

MaltaToday 23/05/2014: The Chamber of Commerce this morning published a document that aims to boost local industrial sector.

The document, which serves as a precursor to a more
comprehensive one to be published soon and outlining the country’s
economy vision until 2020, includes 64 recommendations for Malta to
implement its first ever industrial policy.

Amongst the suggestions outlined in the document are the
boosting of a skilled labour force with competitive wages, stable energy
at competitive rates, efficient and competitive transportation links,
better access to finance and reasonable factory occupancy costs.

Chamber president David Curmi said that the policy is in
line with Europe’s strategy, which aims to increase the output from its
manufacturing sector from an average of...read on.